Livestock Brucellosis Laboratory opened

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Supporting in-company instructor training is an integral part of SDC’s Vocational Skills Development (VSD) Project, with trainings already held in Ulaanbaatar and Khovd and Govi-Altai aimags.

At a training currently being held in Bayankhongor aimag, participant Мr. Batnasan, an engineer with the Galkhongor Company, said: “During the training, it was nice to work together with the students, who come to our company to gain practical skills. The training has four phases, and in each phase there is something new for me.”

The VSD Project is planning to expand the scope of the trainings to cover more schools and companies in Mongolia. In addition, the Mongolian Employers' Federation is supporting the adoption of a nationally recognised regulation for the qualification of in-company instructors in cooperation with the project.

The VSD Project is a multi-donor project being implemented by GIZ (German’s Technical Cooperation) in partnership with Mongolia’s Ministry of Labour, with funding from the governments of Switzerland, Germany and Australia.

brucellosis-lab — Bacteriologist J. Munkhgerel explains the functions of equipment at the newly established laboratory for brucellosis. © SDC

“We are now able to diagnose livestock brucellosis at world standards” said State Central Veterinary Laboratory Director Ch. Ganzorig.

“This means we are making a step forward in improving food security for consumers and are safeguarding public health issues.”

The MNT 200 million (CHF 100,000) laboratory was backed with international expertise and trainings for laboratory staff.

“We received numerous trainings by international experts on using the cutting-edge technologies and equipment in brucellosis diagnosis thanks to support from the Swiss-funded Animal Health Project,” said bacteriologist J. Munkhgerel.

Ms Munkhgerel said the state-of-art diagnosis of brucellosis would help to improve the national brucellosis control strategy. “It will also help to eliminate human brucellosis in the future.”

SDC in Mongolia’s Head of Programme Daniel Valenghi said: “It is a part of the technical assistance from the Swiss Government to Mongolia in reforming the veterinary sector. With the collaboration in improving Mongolia’s diagnostic system, we envision a dramatic drop in the incidence of human brucellosis, which is currently about five percent of the entire population.”

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